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Analysing the determinants, constraints and opportunities of smallholder farmers access to input markets: Evidence from northern Ghana

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  • Adams, Abdulai

    (International Water Management Institute)

  • Osei-Amponsah, Charity

    (International Water Management Institute)

  • Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh

    (International Water Management Institute)

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  • Adams, Abdulai & Osei-Amponsah, Charity & Jumpah, Emmanuel Tetteh, 2020. "Analysing the determinants, constraints and opportunities of smallholder farmers access to input markets: Evidence from northern Ghana," Papers published in Journals (Open Access), International Water Management Institute.
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.17306/j.jard.2020.01286
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